CSTC 5.5

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5.5 Metamorphic Rocks



Vocabulary


Foliated: Metamorphic rocks that have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands



Outline


How Metamorphic Rocks Form
  • collision of plates move rocks into mantle
  • rocks get pressure
  • rocks get out and are then metamorphic rocks

Classifying Metamorphic Rocks
  • foliated
  • was under heat and pressure

Uses of Metamorphic Rock
  • very useful building materials